I dunno. I think it counts, though, it reminds me more of late night runs to TGI Friday’s in college. I went to college in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and that was the only place open past 9pm. TGI Friday’s taught me a few things about spinach dip.

1. It needs an ample amount of spinach.

2. Have a ton of creaminess going on.

3. And an equal amount of cheesiness.

This spinach dip has all three of those things. It’s a winner!

A few tips? I got ‘em. (I think.) I used frozen spinach. To thaw it quickly, I threw it in some really hot water. I then drained it and used a cheese cloth to get all the water out. You don’t want water in your spinach dip. It just ain’t right!

I added one artichoke heart. I went to battle with this artichoke for one artichoke heart. I recommend buying jarred artichoke hearts. MUCH easier.

Easy is good. If your spinach dip takes too much work then it’s not right.

I added Parmesan and mozzarella. I think the Parmesan gives it really good flavor and mozzarella gives it a good cheesiness. Add what you like! I think goat cheese would be lovely, too.

And then you just mix it all up. That simple. No biggie.

Put it in a gratin or casserole dish and top it with some more cheese. Bake it for 20-30 minutes and serve it with baguette slices or tortilla chips. Take a bite and then scream…

I just made my first spinach and artichoke dip ever. I’ve never tried it because I hate mayo, cream cheese, and sour cream! I finally experimented with cheeses and it was delicious. I’ll be posting it soon. Yours looks great, too!

Sounds like a fun party and such a cool theme. My mom makes deviled eggs every year and I find those pretty 50′sish Your dip looks perfect! It must be the year for Tom’s, my brother and brother-in-law’s gf got them for Christmas

This sounds super retro to me! Are you guys going to make Old Fashioned’s? My brother was obsessed with Mad Men for a while and he forced me to go along with him on a search for angostura bitters last Easter. And then he ended up not liking the drink. Oh well.

I made a similar dip (no artichokes though) in my identical Le Creuset pan about a year ago. While I never had the spinach and artichoke dip at TGIFridays, my roommate and I would buy the frozen TGIFridays dip and make it to eat after going out to bars. Your recipe sounds delicious!

That looks super yummy! I can’t wait to try it at Matt’s on Friday. I don’t think that we have formally met, I am Britney, Marco Garcia’s wife. I am attempting to make cake balls! We’ll see how this turns out:)

I was searcing the net for a good spinach dip for a par-tay tomorrow. Why didn’t I just come to your site first? Duh Morgan! No-brainer!

I’m making this. Also, I miss that TGI-Fridays. The best part about it was waiting for your table at Wet Seal. I think I went on some classy dates there…Friday’s, not Wet Seal. Jack Daniels chicken strips, anyone?